Sahih al-Bukhari 5871

Hadith text

Narrated Sahl:A woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "I have come to present myself to you (for marriage)." She kept standing for a long period during which period the Prophet (ﷺ) looked at her carefully. When she stayed for a Long period, a man said to the Prophet (ﷺ) "If you are not in need of her, then marry her to me." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Have you got anything to give her (as Mahr)?" The man said, "No." The Prophet said, "Go (to your house) and search for something." The man went and came back to say, "By Allah, I could not find anything." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Go again and search for something, even if it be an iron ring." He went again and came back saying, "No, by Allah, I could not get even an iron ring." The man had only an Izar and had no Rida' (upper garment). He said, "I will give her my Izar as Mahr." On that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Your Izar? If she wears it, nothing of it will remain on you, and if you wear it nothing of it will be on her" The man went aside and sat down When the Prophet (ﷺ) saw him leaving (after a while), he called back and asked. "How much Qur'an do you know (by heart)? He said, 'I know such and such Suras," naming some Suras. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I marry her to you for the amount of Qur'an you know (by heart)

Sahl bataate hain: Ek khaatoon Nabi (SAW) ke paas aayi aur kaha, 'Main aapke saamne (nikaah ke liye) apna aap pesh karne aayi hoon.' Wo lambe waqt tak khadi rahi, is dauraan Nabi (SAW) ne use ghaur se dekha. Jab wo lambe waqt tak khadi rahi, ek shaks ne Nabi (SAW) se kaha, 'Agar aapko iski zaroorat nahi, to inka nikaah mujhse kar dijiye.' Nabi (SAW) ne pucha, 'Kya tumhaare paas usse dene ke liye (Mahr) kuch hai?' Us shaks ne kaha, 'Nahi.' Nabi (SAW) ne kaha, 'Jaao (apne ghar) aur kuch dhoondo.' Wo gaya aur wapas aakar kaha, 'Allah ki qasam, mujhe kuch nahi mila.' Nabi (SAW) ne kaha, 'Phir jaao aur kuch dhoondo, chaahe wo loha ki anguthi hi kyun na ho.' Wo phir gaya aur wapas aakar kaha, 'Nahi, Allah ki qasam, mujhe loha ki anguthi bhi nahi mili.' Us shaks ke paas sirf ek Izaar tha aur koi Rida (oopari kapda) nahi tha. Usne kaha, 'Main use apna Izaar bataur Mahr doonga.' Isper Nabi (SAW) ne kaha, 'Tumhaara Izaar? Agar wo use pehne, to tumhaare paas kuch nahi bachega, aur agar tum use pehno, to uske paas kuch nahi bachega.' Wo shaks ek taraf baith gaya. Jab Nabi (SAW) ne use jaate (kuch der baad) dekha, unhone use wapas bulwaaya aur pucha, 'Tumhein kitna Quran (yaad) aata hai?' Usne kaha, 'Mujhe falaan-falaan Surate aati hain,' kuch Suraton ke naam lete hue. Nabi (SAW) ne kaha, 'Main iska nikaah tumse us Quran ke badle mein karta hoon jo tumhein yaad hai.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 5871 · Book 77, Hadith 88